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Convert just about any battery pack to 5V with VERTER - our fresh newBuck-Boost power converter. VERTER can take battery voltages from3-12VDC and output a nice 5V DC, which makes it a perfect
universalpower supply for your portable project! Where Verter really shines iswhen you have a battery or power range that can fluctuate a lot, oryou don't know what you'll end up using.

It operates smoothly over the 3-12V range, moving from a boostconverter (3-5V in) to a buck converter (5-12V in) on the fly. Pleasenote! This chip can do both, but it really works better as a buckconverter than a boost. If you need a full 500mA out, it will struggleas it gets down to 3V and the output will sag to about 4.8V (which isstill within standard USB power specs).

Like our popular 5V 1A USB wall adapter, we tweaked the output to be5.2V instead of a straight-up 5.0V so that there's a little bit of'headroom' long cables, high draw, the addition of a diode on theoutput if you wish, etc. The 5.2V is safe for all 5V-poweredelectronics like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or Beagle Bone whilepreventing icky brown-outs during high current draw because of USBcable resistance.

The VERTER has at the heart a TPS63060 boost converter from TI. Thisbuck-boost converter chip can handle a wide range of voltages (3-12V)and has some really nice extras such as power good output, 2A internalswitch, synchronous conversion, excellent efficiency, and 2.2MHzhigh-frequency operation. Check out these specs!

* Synchronous operation means you can disconnect the outputcompletely by connecting the ENable pin to ground. This willcompletely turn off the output * 2A internal switch means you can get out 500mA from as low as 3V,and at least 1000mA from inputs as high 12V * On-board 500mA charge-rate 'Apple/iOS' data resistors. Solder inthe included USB connector and you can plug in any iPhone or iPod for500mA charge rate. Not suggested for iPad (which really needs 1Acharge rate). * Full breakout for battery in, control pins and power out * 90%+ operating efficiency in most cases (see datasheet forefficiency graphs), and low quiescent current: 5mA when enabled andpower LED is on, 20uA when disabled (power and low batt LED are off)

Great for powering your robot, Arduino project, single-board-computersuch as Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone from a wide variety of inputs. Weespecially like it for use with 4 x AA batteries, which can range from7V for fresh alkalines down to 4V for nearly-dead rechargeables.

Each order comes with one fully assembled and tested PCB, 2 pinterminal block, and a loose USB A jack. If you are powering yourproject from USB, solder the USB A jack in (a 3-minute solderingtask). If you would like to use a terminal block, pick up a 3.5mm 2pinblock from accessories and solder to the output spot where the USBjack would go. The terminal block goes on the input side, so you caneasily connect and disconnect a battery pack. Or don't solder anythingin for a more compact power pack.
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